In spain the procedure calls for driving by sight. There was a third train coming that stopped because the driver ignored the command to drive at normal speed and drove by sight.
The real issue is that the LZB fails often enough (installed back in 1992 and due for a phased out in favor of a newer system last year with the contract awarded and no work yet started) that the only safety assurance is the person at the command center issuing command flawlessly, which is not sustainable as it can be seen.
Iryo CEO said a few weeks back on a congress hearing that every time the LZB goes out, their trains are completely stopped. This must have slipped the central command resposible's mind as it was ordered to everyone to just restart the march, but the Iryo just couldn't.
The real issue is that the LZB fails often enough (installed back in 1992 and due for a phased out in favor of a newer system last year with the contract awarded and no work yet started) that the only safety assurance is the person at the command center issuing command flawlessly, which is not sustainable as it can be seen.
Iryo CEO said a few weeks back on a congress hearing that every time the LZB goes out, their trains are completely stopped. This must have slipped the central command resposible's mind as it was ordered to everyone to just restart the march, but the Iryo just couldn't.